"It's not up to me to educate you about what the royal family does for you"

Without being rude, are you in a position to tell the people that live in the UK, pay part their portion of taxable income to the monarchy, who read about them every day, are taught about them in school, see them on TV virtually every day, in the papers every day, are familiar with their history both ancient and modern, hear them expound their views, follow their careers, their relationships, visit their homes, live amongst 1500 years of history that includes much strife and war, and are directly linked to that history?

Somehow, I think not.

Many people in the UK might disagree about the worth of the Royal Family, have various opinions about whether they should be paid for by taxes, land ownership etc, but every opinion is as valid as the next whether you like (or understand) the debate or not. The casual viciousness that has been demonstrated by some posters on this thread is regrettable, but that says more about them than anyone else.